Voting Rights in the United States

By kenneth.owen

  • Constitution is Ratiffied

    White males tat owned property were able to vote.

  • Religious Qualifications Dropped

    No longer in need of religious denomination to vote.

  • Property Requirements Dropped

    No longer need to own property or pay taxes to vote if you're a white male.

  • 15th Amendment

    Gives former slaves the right to vote.

  • 19th Amendment

    Finally submitting to women's suffrage.

  • 23rd Amendment

    Allows voters in the District of Columbia to participate in elections.

  • 24th Amendment

    Bans taxes on submitting votes at a poll.

  • Voting Act Right of 1965

    Martin Luther King gives a spotlight onto the African American voting rights.

  • 26th Amendment

    Setting the minimum age to vote, and the age of adulthood, to 18 years.